Faculty Operations Administrator London, England
Job description
About us
The Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences (SHS) represents areas of knowledge where humanities and social science meet. The interests and methods of the eight component departments (Anthropology, Archaeology, Economics, Geography, History, History of Art, Institute of the Americas, Political Science), together with the interdisciplinary Institute of Advanced Studies, offer excellent opportunities for innovative and collaborative research and education. Each of the departments carries out world leading research in its own field, with three of our subject areas appearing in the top 10 in the QS World University Rankings. There are more than 6000 students and over 1000 members of staff in the Faculty, of whom three quarters are academic, teaching and research staff, and one quarter professional services.
About the role
The Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences (SHS) is seeking to fill a full-time permanent post for a Faculty Operations Administrator.
The Operations Administrator is a key member of the professional services team, with responsibility to support the Deputy Director of Operations to deliver the strategies of the Faculty and will be responsible for the effective management of operational activity in areas such as HR, finance, estates and health & safety. We are looking for an experienced, proactive, and confident individual who is keen to work with colleagues to create and implement streamlined processes and promote an inclusive culture of continuous improvement.
For informal queries regarding the vacancy or the application process, please contact Katy Hamilton (email: [email protected])
About you
The successful candidate will be educated to level of GCSE, NVQ Level I Administration, or equivalent or having acquired substantial relevant experience. You must have experience of working in a fast-paced environment and handling diverse workloads, multi-tasking with confidence and with a high level of accuracy. You must also have experience of providing effective facilities and/ or administrative support, using your excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills to develop effective working relationships and to work as a team. The ability to work independently and proactively as well as working collaboratively as part of the immediate and wider teams are also critical aspects of this role.
Your application should include a CV and cover letter and it will be assessed on how well you evidence the essential and desirable criteria in the person specification within the job description. (By including a cover letter, you can leave blank the field 'Why you have applied for this role' in the application form.)
What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents we also offer some great benefits some of which are below: 41 Days holiday (including 27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
- Hybrid Final Salary Pension Scheme
- Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
- On-Site nursery On-site gym
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Employee assistance programme
- Staff Support Service
- Discounted medical insurance
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We encourage applications from those who are underrepresented in the sector and at UCL including but, not exclusive, to disabled, D/deaf and neurodiverse people, LGBT+ people, people from black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds, especially women. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/
